Shreveport vs Bossier City
Shreveport, LA compared with Bossier City, LA · 9 miles apart
Shreveport has 175,902 residents to Bossier City’s 63,259. Shreveport comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Bossier City does better on median household income, average commute, poverty rate.
| Shreveport, LA | Bossier City, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175,902 | 63,259 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,626 | 1,425 |
| Median household income | $48,699 | $55,819 |
| Median home value | $178,900 | $202,100 |
| Median rent | $987 | $1,107 |
| Homeownership | 53.3% | 53.2% |
| Average commute | 18.8 min | 18 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 35.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28.5% | 24.7% |
| Poverty rate | 23.5% | 20.8% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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